On Sunday, March 25, 2018, the leader of the band grew tired and passed on to play his final gig. He was born on Sept. 24, 1944 in Kenora, Ont. to the late Ann and Kasemer Hawrylak. Myron completed his high school education in Sioux Lookout, Ont., enjoying curling (achieving […]
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Eric Stout of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs looked to knock down a bouncing puck as Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Mark Richter tried to make his way over during the host team’s 5-2 win in Game 2 of the best-of-seven semi-final playoff series Saturday night at the Memorial Arena in […]
Press Release The International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Foundation will launch dragon boat teams from both sides of the border to race on the Rainy River for its seventh-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 30. The event also will feature the return of the International Tug-of-War, […]
From the MNRF The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 16 charges and issued 21 warnings during a one-day aerial enforcement patrol in the Thunder Bay area. On March 24, conservation officers from the Thunder Bay Enforcement Unit patrolled remote areas around Thunder Bay and within Quetico Provincial Park […]
Staff The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League held its inaugural “mediocre” and “all-star” games last Tuesday night at the Fort High gym–and both featured plenty of action. The goal was to give as many players a chance to showcase their skills, be they of the mediocre variety or all-star calibre. […]
Staff The Couchiching Leafs cruised to a 9-1 win over the Red Lake Crimson Storm in the Bantam division final at the fifth-annual Chuck McPherson Youth Tournament held Sunday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The game was marred by poor sportsmanship and violence, with fights breaking out late in […]
Jamie Mountain Josh Mastin of Team USA went up to put one home during his squad’s 101-75 romp over Team Canada during the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League’s inaugural all-star game last Tuesday night at the Fort High gym. Mastin scored 37 points to help pace his squad’s offence.
Jamie Mountain The track-and-field season is right around the corner and the Muskies are well underway in their preparation for it. Coach John Dutton said everything is going well with his squad so far, noting they’ve been practising since mid-January. “So for about two months we have been focusing on […]
Jamie Mountain If last week is any indication, the Muskie badminton contingent will be a force to be reckoned with this season. The black-and-gold put on some impressive performances at an exhibition tournament in Atikokan last Wednesday. Being that it was exhibition, teams only played a single match to 21 […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers don’t have much time to figure out how to regroup against the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. After wrapping up an impressive 3-1 win in their best-of-five quarter-final series with the fourth-place English River Miners last week, the Lakers were sent a clear message by […]
Press Release Voyageurs National Park no longer is recommending travel on frozen lake surfaces within its boundaries. Due to the warming weather and lack of snow, ice conditions are deteriorating, standing water is appearing on frozen lake surfaces, and bare ground is appearing on the safety portages. Park trail markers […]
Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Ismael Ralsten looked through traffic during his squad’s 5-2 loss to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in Game 2 of the best-of-seven semi-final series Saturday night at the Memorial Arena in Dryden. Ralsten finished with 25 saves in a losing cause.
